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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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Cleveland-Cliffs Eager to Resume HBI Plant Construction
12 May 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to resume work on its hot briquetted iron plant as soon as possible to meet anticipated demand, chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said.
Nucor Mill Commissions Water Treatment Plant
12 May 2020 - Commissioning of the Danieli-built water treatment plant at Nucor’s new Missouri rebar mill has been completed, Danieli has announced.
ArcelorMittal: China’s Excess Steel Inventory Hasn’t Hit the World Market
11 May 2020 - China so far appears to be absorbing the massive steel volumes that piled up during its COVID-19 lockdown, alleviating some of the fears that its excess steel would flood world markets, ArcelorMittal executives said.
Big Parts, Big Plans: Equipment Deliveries Begin for Strip Mill Upgrade
07 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s La Louvière plant has begun receiving major components for its EUR150 million hot strip mill upgrade, the steelmaker reports.
GOES Transformer Components Focus of New Section 232 Investigation
06 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department will investigate whether imports of transformer laminations and wound cores pose a national security risk to the U.S.
Tata Steel Leads U.K. Decarbonization Effort
06 May 2020 - With the goal of creating the world’s first net-zero industrial cluster, Tata Steel is a leading member of the South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC), working to shape regional efforts to decrease carbon emissions.
AK Steel to Close Parts of Michigan Facility
06 May 2020 - AK Steel will permanently close parts of its Dearborn Works in Michigan this summer, according to reports.
Tata Steel Leaves Steel Association
04 May 2020 - Tata Steel is withdrawing from the Indian Steel Association and the company’s chief executive is resigning his post as the association’s president, according to reports.
Stelco Looks to Acquire Stake in Iron Ore Mine
01 May 2020 - Stelco is buying an option on a 25% stake in United States Steel Corporation’s Minntac iron ore mine and has signed a new contract to buy pellets from the steelmaker over the next eight years.
Despite Market Difficulties, JSW Steel Presses On With U.S. Improvements
30 April 2020 - JSW Steel’s U.S. operation is advancing efforts to upgrade its mills in Ohio and Texas, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Gerdau Certifies Danieli-Led Furnace Upgrade
30 April 2020 - Gerdau has signed off on an upgrade to a furnace at its Divinopolis plant in Brazil, reports Danieli, the project contractor.
Former Obama Administration Official Named to U. S. Steel Board
30 April 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has elected former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. Johnson to its board of directors.
POSCO Commissions New Coiler at Hot Strip Mill
28 April 2020 - POSCO’s Gwangyang works in South Korea recently wound the first coils on a newly installed coiler at its No. 4 hot strip mill.
Ovako Successfully Heats Steel in Hydrogen-Fueled Furnace
28 April 2020 - Sweden-based engineering steel producer Ovako has successfully trialed the use of hydrogen as combustion source in a production furnace, marking an industry first, the company reports.
Report: The Title of World’s Largest Steelmaker Now Belongs to Baowu Steel
28 April 2020 - The Nikkei Asian Review is calling it: Baowu Steel Group in 2019 unseated ArcelorMittal as the world’s largest steelmaker.
MMK Contracts Danieli for EAF Technology Suite
24 April 2020 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) is outfitting its No. 2 electric arc furnace with Danieli’s Q-MELT process control technology, the equipment supplier has announced.
SDI: No Changes Yet to Texas Mill Construction Schedule
21 April 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) said it continues to aim for a mid-2021 start-up of its new Texas sheet mill, but will re-evaluate that goal as the year progresses.
Nippon Steel Explores Quantum Computing
20 April 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has begun collaborating with a developer of quantum software, the developer has announced.
Nucor Chooses Danieli for Plate Mill Cranes
17 April 2020 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to supply the meltshop cranes for its Brandenburg, Ky., USA, plate mill.
Outokumpu Names New Chief Executive
17 April 2020 - Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu has named board vice chairman Heikki Malinen to succeed president and chief executive Roeland Baan, who is resigning to take a leadership position outside the company.
